New contracts for seven Rheinmetall partners announced
Army vehicle-related contracts for seven small businesses were announced on Wednesday morning at Adelaide.
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Gas prices will stay historically high. The government’s moves, while welcome, won’t achieve much
“The Liberal-National government will help secure gas supplies, put downward pressure on prices and encourage new investment in gas supplies,” Tuesday’s announcement says.
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Dollar’s plummet good news for Australian wine
The Australian dollar’s decline – reaching 67.5 US cents yesterday and its lowest level in a decade – has been welcomed by Australian Grape and Wine.
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Instead of relying on the US we should refine more oil
Comment by Peter Roberts It looks like President Trump is leading the world into another punitive and pointless war in the Miiddle East, this time with Iran. Iran had been meeting the conditions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action under which western nations lifted sanctions in return for Iran giving up its nuclear ambitions.…
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Gas reservation under consideration: Canavan
A gas reservation is under consideration by the federal government following several years of resistance to the idea from both sides of federal politics, with resources minister Matt Canavan citing the success of the reservation scheme in WA.
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Australia should explore nuclear waste before we try domestic nuclear power
Last year Australia sold more than 7,000 tonnes of uranium, at a value of nearly A$600 million. This uranium produced nearly as much energy as Australia uses in a year, but with less than 10% of the carbon dioxide from coal-fired power stations.
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Austal delivers new 49 metre passenger ferry
Perth-based shipbuilder Austal (ASX: ASB) has delivered a new $30 million aluminium ferry from its recently expanded Philippines’ shipyard. The 49 metre long high-speed vessel was delivered to SNC Aremiti and will be used in French Polynesia. The Aremiti 6 has a seating capacity for 620 passengers, garage space for small vehicles and cargo, and…
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Leigh Creek Energy on pathway to operations
Leigh Creek Energy (ASX: LCK) has agreed with regulators on a pathway to commercialise its South Australian coal to gas and chemicals resource. The company announced that the SA Department of Energy and Mining had confirmed that it had operated the pre-commercialisation demonstration stage of the project in accordance with environmental guidelines. The demonstration (pictured)…
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Recycled plastic sleepers laid near Wyndham Vale in Victoria
In a first for Victoria, 200 recycled plastic sleepers have been installed for use by the state’s regional V/Line trains.
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Managing Innovation – finding the right balance
Innovation can be defined as the creation of value through implementing new or enhanced products, services, processes, technologies, or organisational methods and business models.
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